MPs voted on Tuesday evening to halt debate on the Liberals’ anti-hate bill in a committee, ending a prolonged Conservative filibuster to protest removing a religious exemption to some hate speech laws.
The MPs voted to approve a motion tabled by Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon to end the Conservative filibuster that has held up Bill C-9 for months.
The motion will mean that the justice committee, where the anti-hate bill is being discussed, moves straight to vote on amendments and sub-amendments rather than discussing them further.
